Best Steel-type attackers in-game (2026)
The strongest Steel-type attackers are Mega Metagross, Shadow Metagross, Metagross, Excadrill, and Shadow Scizor. Steel counters Fairy, Ice, and Rock raids.
Steel counters Fairy (Xerneas, Mega Gardevoir), Ice (Articuno, Regice, Galarian Darmanitan), and Rock (Tyranitar, Rhyperior, Mega Diancie) raids. It's also resisted by 10 types, making it tanky.
Mega Metagross dominates with Bullet Punch + Meteor Mash. Shadow Metagross sits just below as the top non-Mega Steel attacker.
- MAX CP 4,337SteelPsychic
Top Steel Mega. Bullet Punch + Meteor Mash moveset.
MOVESET Bullet Punch + Meteor Mash - MAX CP 4,337SteelPsychic
Shadow + Meteor Mash = top non-Mega Steel attacker.
MOVESET Bullet Punch + Meteor Mash - MAX CP 4,337SteelPsychic
Standard Metagross with Meteor Mash. F2P top-tier Steel.
MOVESET Bullet Punch + Meteor Mash - MAX CP 3,711GroundSteel
Steel/Ground dual STAB. Metal Claw + Iron Head.
MOVESET Metal Claw + Iron Head - MAX CP 3,433BugSteel
Shadow + Bullet Punch + Iron Head. Glass-cannon Steel.
MOVESET Bullet Punch + Iron Head - #6DialgaMAX CP 4,620SteelDragon
Steel/Dragon dual STAB. Iron Head is the meta charged move.
MOVESET Metal Claw + Iron Head - #7GenesectMAX CP 3,836BugSteel
Steel/Bug. Magnet Bomb is the high-DPE charged move.
MOVESET Metal Claw + Magnet Bomb - #8ScizorMAX CP 3,433BugSteel
F2P-friendly Steel attacker. Bullet Punch + Iron Head.
MOVESET Bullet Punch + Iron Head
Best Steel-type attackers in Pokémon GO?
The strongest Steel-type attackers are Mega Metagross, Shadow Metagross, Metagross, Excadrill, and Shadow Scizor. Steel counters Fairy, Ice, and Rock raids.
Who is #1 on the steel-type attackers in pokémon go list?
Mega Metagross ranks #1. Top Steel Mega. Bullet Punch + Meteor Mash moveset.
What's the top 3 of best steel-type attackers in pokémon go?
Top 3: Mega Metagross, Shadow Metagross, Metagross. The full ranked list with movesets and rationale is above.
When was this list last updated?
This list was last reviewed on 2026-05-28. The meta shifts with new releases, Community Day moves, and Mega launches — Hundo Hunter re-reviews each list quarterly.